Amazing block Nik, a big challenge with your health but knowing you and Bear you will face this head on as you have every other adversity in your lives.

Can the block be subdivided , Prefab sounds great , and I do love a liveable shed or two, siri x

Hi Siri,
Awww, that was so very kind of you lovely, thank you.
I’d need to check with council re subdivision… the block is 2136m2, just over 1/2 an acre.
In terms of going pre-fab, would that affect potential future resale Siri?

Personally I don't think so, have a chat to a local real estate agent, I could see it working really well in your beach side climate with mixed cladding. x

Thanks Siri, will do :)
Prefab would be a 4-5 month wait vs 18 months or more for a local builder so well worth the consideration :) x

I suggest you get a disability expert to advise on a wheelchair friend;y home. Plan for the worst and hope for the best.

glad to hear that you're still making plans for a better future and my suggestions for such a big block of land would be to build your new home towards the rear of the block and leave the front half for a potential granny flat and/or holiday rental .. there's plenty of space to build closer to the views, offsett the house to allow for drive through access and have a house plus pavillion style garage/mancave with covered walkway to a front porch with private courtyards ...there's not enough inside space for some of your ideas but my suggestions included a generous ens with shower seat, wider doors and hallways and study nook and agree that a steel clad building built with a slab on ground, with screened alfresco, sliding (not French) external doors for ease of access and use louvre windows wherever possible and consider omitting doors from the pantry

I’m not a plan person but just wanted to wish you well for the build.

Thank you so much oklouise :) So grateful and appreciative of your help and expertise. Excellent ideas to consider. I was just wondering - could we perhaps change the storage area opening into our room to be a linen cupboard that opens out the other way? I've done a dodgy mockup in photoshop to show what I mean ... maybe allow for a barn slider to the master?

Would that work?

More as a linen cupboard perhaps or is it not big enough for that?

I also like that both the fridge and freezer are tucked out of the main kitchen (and the freezer from the laundry) to both be in the pantry! Great to see that would work. Love that layout. I worry the study/office/bed 4 may be a touch too narrow .... we may need it to be slightly deeper to at least 3000 but the knock on affect would no doubt impact the rest of the layout.

Love that you got bed 2& 3 to be the same in size too. Thank you.

Mum looks like investing in a luxe container home and putting it on the block with us :)

(We did another walk on the block yesterday and the closer you get to the back fence (water), the more the water disappears - there is a slight gradient downhill which means when you hit the back fence, you lose the water view altogether and see the hills on K'gari. Still a nice view :)

Thank you bigreader :)

Also appreciate the covered walkway from the shed/mancave oklouise with courtyards - that could well be a reality if we end up shed living "glamping" again :)

Thinking about Module homes I suggest something like this might appeal to you, a lot of beachside houses in our area build like this, the roofs are flat or raked but can be traditional.

I thought that with your health to consider having small spaces like WIP could be difficult and have chosen more open plan with wide spaces and 900 doors

The master has a long wide breezeway with separate shower room and powder room. which either have window to the courtyard or sliding doors from the bedroom.

The garage/carport has easy access into the kitchen, via the low level deck which extends on two sides of the house. Module houses need squeeze space between a slab and the modules .

These builds are much quicker than standard builds so it might be something that you could consider x

Great idea Siri, thank you :)
We’re actually talking to a modular company as we speak!
That floor plan has lots of awesome about it, thank you for sharing x

This could help you and great tips Kbodman14

https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/features/list/how-to-build-an-affordable-modular-home#

Thank you kbodman14. I had spinal surgery in 2016 for a prolapsed disc at L4/5 that eventually exploded into the spinal canal causing widespread nerve damage. It was a 3 year recovery and I was very fortunate to avoid a chair at the time ... the ongoing issues are a concern however so I think it wise to build some peace of mind into the next one with your suggestions - just to be on the safe side.

Thank you so much for the link Siri ;) loved having a good look through that one. x

Pre Fab house builder Sunshine Coast. https://www.saltairmodular.com.au/cooroy-modern-homes/

Thank you so much kbodman14! Really grateful for the link :)

Hi, just another option. Good Luck Nik!